FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—21/01/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Divorce
2/5 Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—21/01/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—21/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—21/01/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—21/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—Rural Community Councils, Farmland Bird Count and Mangoes
Will cuts to funding for Rural Community Councils spell the end for some rural services?
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Horned Screamer
Michael Palin presents the Venezuelan horned screamer
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Morning
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06:00
Today—21/01/2015
Morning news. Includes Sports Desk, Yesterday in Parliament, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Midweek—Barbara Winton, Lord Alf Dubs, Anne Reid, Dr John C Taylor, Lottie Muir
Libby Purves meets Barbara Winton, daughter of humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton.
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09:45
Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Stranger
3/5 Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past
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10:00
Woman's Hour—Marine Le Pen, Sexism in the Restaurant Trade and Unexpectedly Pregnant
Marine Le Pen, sexism in the restaurant trade and female representatives in Davos.
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10:40
15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, The Good Daughter
13/15 Denise's arrival for a St Jude family Christmas stirs some uncomfortable truths.
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10:55
The Listening Project—Valerie and Brian - Never Too Late to Say Sorry
A serious head injury devastated Brian's career and he thought it had lost him his family.
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11:00
A Gripping Yarn
Jane Garvey's world of knitting - full of rebels, musicians, jailbirds and reality TV. (R)
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11:30
The Rivals—Series 3, 4. The Moabite Cipher
4/4 Inspector Lestrade introduces Sherlock Holmes's rival Dr James Thorndike.
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Afternoon
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12:00
News Summary—21/01/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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12:04
A History of Ideas—Catharine Edwards on Seneca and facing death.
Only humans know they will die. Catharine Edwards on the Stoic philosopher Seneca
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12:15
You and Yours—Social Care Crisis, Work Rotas and Celebrity Biographies
The sick and elderly suffer a billion pound cut to social care, claims Age UK.
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12:57
Weather—21/01/2015
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
World at One—21/01/2015
Analysis of current affairs reports, presented by Martha Kearney.
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13:45
Churchill's Other Lives—Journalist
3/10 Sir David Cannadine explores Winston Churchill's first career as a journalist. (R)
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14:00
The Archers—20/01/2015
Phoebe has a bad day. (R)
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14:15
GF Newman's The Corrupted—Series 2, Episode 3
3/10 The second series of the criminal family saga, from 1961-70, based on GF Newman's novel
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15:00
Money Box Live—Insurance
Financial phone-in on insurance, with advice on premiums, policies and claims.
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15:30
Inside Health—Mutant Flu, Weight-Loss Surgery, Young Men and Body Image, CVID, Dental Check-ups, Doctors' Example, Dry January Findings
Dr Mark Porter on mutant flu, weight-loss surgery, six packs and 'dry January'. (R)
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16:00
Thinking Allowed—Tribute to Ulrich Beck (1944 - 2015) - Dissident Irish Republicanism
Laurie Taylor on dissident Irish republicans, plus a tribute to sociologist Ulrich Beck.
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16:30
The Media Show—End of Page 3, Josie Cunningham's Agent, Sir Alan Moses on Press Feedom
The end of Page 3, Josie Cunningham's media strategy and Sir Alan Moses on press freedom.
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17:00
PM—21/01/2015
Carolyn Quinn presents interviews, context and analysis.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—21/01/2015
National and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:30
What Does the K Stand For?—Series 2, The BFF
4/6 Stephen K Amos's teenage years in 1980s south London.
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19:00
The Archers—21/01/2015
Susan loses patience.
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19:15
Front Row—Bjork's New Album, Samantha Shannon and the Head of Disney Animation
Author Samantha Shannon, Bjork's new album and head of Disney animation Andrew Millstein.
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19:45
15 Minute Drama—The Corrections, The Good Daughter
13/15 Denise's arrival for a St Jude family Christmas stirs some uncomfortable truths. (R)
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20:00
Unreliable Evidence—Human Rights at the Crossroads?
Clive Anderson asks what difference a new Bill of Rights would make to UK citizens.
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20:45
David Baddiel Tries to Understand—Derivatives
David Baddiel explores derivatives. What are they and how do they work?
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21:00
Becoming Myself: Gender Identity—Trans Women
2/2 Bethany, Emma and Tanya, raised male, are seeking treatment as trans women. (R)
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21:30
Midweek—Barbara Winton, Lord Alf Dubs, Anne Reid, Dr John C Taylor, Lottie Muir
Libby Purves meets Barbara Winton, daughter of humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton. (R)
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22:00
The World Tonight—Ukraine and Russia try to negotiate a ceasefire to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine
Violence has flared between Ukrainian troops and separatist rebels in past week
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22:45
Book at Bedtime—Curtain Call, Episode 8
8/10 Soho in 1936. A story of love, murder and a society dancing towards the abyss.
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23:00
Roger McGough's Other Half—Episode 3
3/4 Merriment, melancholy and witty wordplay in equal measure.
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23:15
Love in Recovery—Series 1, Simon
3/6 Simon surprises everyone when he tells his story of being a war correspondent.
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23:30
Today in Parliament—21/01/2015
David Cameron faces MPs' anger at delays in publication of the report into the Iraq War.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—22/01/2015
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Epilogue: A Memoir, Stranger
3/5 Jamie Parker reads Will Boast's moving account of loss and coming to terms with the past (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—22/01/2015
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—22/01/2015
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—22/01/2015
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—22/01/2015
A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day. With Andrew Graystone.
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05:45
Farming Today—Toxic silt, Milk update, Abattoir on Skye, Lamma
After a court ruling, contaminated silt can no longer be dumped off the Cornish coast.
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05:58
Tweet of the Day—Greater Roadrunner
Michael Palin presents the greater roadrunner of south western North America
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